BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC at a median of $62,800 per year ($30.19/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $74,450, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach pays 16% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 270 first-line supervisors of production and operating workerss are employed across the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach MSA in SOC 51-1011.

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach pay distribution spans from $41,180 at the 10th percentile to $94,520 at the 90th — a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $49,130 and the 75th at $78,120, so half of Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach-based first-line supervisors of production and operating workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide SC data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.